| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
11,945
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
11,623
|
97.3
%
|
| Owner-occupied |
6,650
|
57.2
%
|
|
Renter-occupied |
4,973
|
42.8
%
|
| Vacant |
322
|
2.7
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
34
|
0.3
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
11,623
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
7,382
|
63.5 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,157
|
27.2 %
|
| Married-couple family |
5,913
|
50.9
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,602
|
22.4 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
1,153
|
9.9
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
484
|
4.2
%
|
| Non-Family households |
4,241
|
36.5 %
|
| Householder living alone |
3,413
|
29.4 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
1,390
|
12.0 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
3,314
|
28.5 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
3,357
|
28.9 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.5
|
|
| Rental |
2.1
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
28,587
|
| Total |
28,230
|
| White |
25,873
|
| Black or African American |
659
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
27
|
| Asian |
1,446
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
4
|
| Some
other race |
221
|
| Two
or more races |
357
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
473
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05
|
6
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
06
07 08
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
09 10 11 12
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
8
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of September 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Phoenix | St Catherine Of Siena |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
